从Guide to Canadian English Usage(第二版)看加拿大英语特色词汇及其用法

On Featured Vocabulary and Its Usage of Canadian English Based on "Guide to Canadian English Usage (2nd Edition)"

在经济全球化背景下,出于贸易交流、文化传播等活动的需要,世界语言—英语被广泛学习。各国语言学家粗略地把英语分为英国英语和美国英语两大变体。因为美国的强国地位及其好莱坞效应,美国英语在各种场合较之英国英语被更广泛使用。而在与美国接壤的加拿大,一直被语言学家定义为以英国英语为基础,受美国英语强烈影响的加拿大英语仍在全球化背景下保持着自己的语言特色。文章通过对Guide to Canadian English Usage(第二版)的解析,粗略列举加拿大英语中现存的特色词汇并与英、美英语进行比较、分析。

In the context of economic globalization, world language--English, is widely learned for the need of trade exchanges, culture communication, etc. Linguists roughly divide English into two major varieties--British English and American English. Because of the United States＇ superpower and Hollywood effects, American English is more commonly used than British English at various occasions. However, Canada English, which has been defined by linguists that it is based on British English but strongly influenced by American English, still maintains its own hnguistic characteristics in Canada which is bounded on the United States under the globalization. Some featured vocabularies of Canadian English are roughly listed, analyzed and compared with British and American English through analyzing ＂Guide to Canadian English Usage （Second Edition）＂ in the paper .